Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — A California Polytechnic student disciplined for posting a flier promoting a campus speech will ask a federal court on Thursday (June 25) to protect his and his fellow students’ constitutional right to free speech. The student, Steven Hinkle, was found guilty of “disruption” by the University after

Washington, D.C. — The Center for Individual Rights, which represented plaintiffs Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher in their successful effort to strike down the University of Michigan undergraduate admissions systems before the U.S. Supreme Court today announced that they will monitor the University’s new admissions system to

“The court’s mixed decision strikes a blow against one form of race-based preferences,” said Terry Pell, President of Center for Individual Rights (CIR). “It openly addressed the dirty little secret of this case: the use of segregated admissions tracks, bonus points, grids and other quota-like devices for college admissions. ”

Washington, D.C. – After more than a decade in the federal courts (three decades if you count the underlying Rajender litigation at the University), the case of Ian Maitland v. University of Minnesota has settled.

Washington, D.C. – Two Washington, New Jersey high school students challenging their school’s ban on a T-shirt displaying the word “redneck” won a major free speech victory yesterday in federal appeals court. The T-shirt lists nationally recognized comedian Jeff Foxworthy’s “Top 10 Reasons You Might Be A Redneck Sports Fan.”

Washington, D.C.–Applicants challenging minority admissions preferences at the University of Michigan petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court today to hear their closely watched case. The request is extraordinary, because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has

Washington, D.C. – Employment preferences for women and minorities at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development came under fire today from a class action lawsuit filed in federal court. Worth v. Martinez charges HUD and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission —

Washington, D.C. – In a sharply divided 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today held that the University of Michigan Law school may take race into account in its admissions policies in order to achieve educational diversity. The court based its holding on Justice Powell’s

CIR clients get their day in court against Law School after 5-year battle

Washington, D.C. – A trial to determine the constitutionality of minority admissions preferences at the University of Washington Law School begins today at 9:00 a.m. in federal district court in Seattle. The trial before Judge Thomas Zilly marks

U. of Michigan discrimination against white and asian applicants at issue

Washington, D.C. – The nation’s most closely watched legal challenge to affirmative action in admissions comes before a federal appeals court today in Cincinnati. Plaintiffs in two key lawsuits against the University of Michigan will ask the U.S. Court of